Instructions

1. This record shall be sent to the Patriarchate or Archdiocese with the knowledge of the Priest within a week of the liberation accompanied with the original documents regarding the absence ...

Agreement has been reached in the relation to the following points:

1. The period between engagement and marriage should be set out in the Engagement Record.
2. Marriage is to be by consent and agreement [det...

The following are the statements that the Holy Synod has acknowledged must be observed and written down attached to the Engagement Report, signed by all people involved, followed by some instructions ...

The fiancé's age difference must not exceed her fiancée by more than 15 years, and the fiancée's age must not exceed more than two years, and in the event that the difference exceeds this limit, the m...

The Holy Synod agreed to the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee by affirming that the above had been attached to the certificate of absence of marital encumbrances when transferring the...

The Holy Synod agreed to the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee that it is not permissible to allow the establishment of an Orthodox marriage and a non-Orthodox marriage ceremony, as a ...

The Holy Synod agreed to the recommendation of the Dioceses Affairs Committee that there is in the certificate of marital encumbrances a special item stating the name of the other party to be associat...

The Holy Synod discussed the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee regarding the importance of conducting a medical examination of the two fiancées before marriage to avoid problems that m...

The Holy Synod approved the following decrees:

1. The decisions of the Clerical Sub-Council for Personal Affairs are effective only within the designated diocese of this Council, as long as they are in ac...

Concerning the pre-marital medical examination, it was decided it was important to prevent unfortunate or insulting disclosures of shame because of bitter complaints.